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How Saudi Arabia aims to make Hajj 2024 an eco-friendly pilgrimage

  • JEDDAH: Hajj draws about 2 million people each year. However, this monumental event places a significant strain on the environment through waste, water and energy consumption, and carbon emissions.  That is why measures have been put in place to encourage pilgrims to minimize their waste...
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Arab Environment Forum unifies region on environmental issues

  • RIYADH: The third Arab Forum for Environment, hosted this year by the Kingdom, was held in Riyadh from June 3-4 to discuss and propose solutions for the looming environmental issues in the Arab region. It was held ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, which will also be hosted by the King...
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Government runs awareness campaign as Pakistan in grips of ‘severe’ heat wave

  • ISLAMABAD: The federal government is running an awareness campaign in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) amid an ongoing heat wave this month, state-run media reported as the Pakistan Meteorological Department predicted day-time temperatures to “remain above no...
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At least 143 killed in Pakistan’s unusually heavy April rains

  • ISLAMABAD: At least 143 people died in Pakistan from lightning strikes and other storm-related incidents in April, with the country receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, officials said Tuesday. April brought flash floods, landslides and inclement weather that caused ho...
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Bangladeshis pray for rain as heatstroke deaths rise

  • DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshis have gathered in Dhaka to pray for rain in the middle of an extreme hot spell that has put health authorities on heatstroke alert. The weather across the region is usually hot across the region in April before the summer monsoon season, but this year temp...
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Saudi Arabia is ‘committed to environment’s conservation’

  • RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is committed to the environment’s conservation and working to transform the landscape by promoting large-scale tree planting, combating desertification and enhancing biodiversity, an expert said at the first Hima protected areas forum in Riyadh. Keynote speaker Dr. Faisal...
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Riyadh to host first international sand and dust storm conference next week

  • RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology will host the first International Conference on Sand and Dust Storms from March 4-6 in Riyadh. The forum, organized by the World Meteorological Organization’s Sand and Dust Storm Warning Regional Center, is expected to draw wide internati...
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Who’s Who: Fatima Aloufi, board member of the Saudi Journalists Association

  • Fatima Aloufi was elected to the board of directors of the Saudi Journalists Association on Jan. 28. For over a decade, Aloufi has gained extensive experience in the media industry and is currently a senior managing editor at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sport. She began her career as a news ...
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Rare snowless winter threatens livelihoods of thousands in Kashmir’s ski town

  • New Delhi: A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across Indian-controlled Kashmir this winter, taking away familiar scenes of deep powder snow from the resort town of Gulmarg and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people dependent on tourism and farming in the region. At around 2,600 mete...
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Saudi Arabia to chair UN panel on cyclones in Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal

  • JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has been unanimously elected to chair the UN panel tasked with monitoring cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the Kingdom’s meteorology office said on Wednesday. The appointment is to the 13-nation World Meteorological Organization/UN Economic and Social Co...
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